Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1965

Nardone v. Coyne

Nardone v. Coyne
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 9, 1965
23 A.D.2d 820; 258 N.Y.S.2d 512; 1965 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4476
Nardone v. Coyne

Opinion of the Court

Order insofar as appealed from unanimously modified to increase allowance for fees to the -amount of $7,500 for services, plus such actual disbursements as the appellant Averbach can establish as necessary, and as modified affirmed, with costs to appellants. Memorandum: The amount awarded by the Trial Judge was inadequate to fairly compensate the attorney for the complainant for his services. In addition, he should be allowed necessary disbursements. (Appeal by petitioner and attorney from part of order of Onondaga Family Court which orders respondent to pay $4,000 counsel fees, on ground of inadequacy.) Present — Williams, P. J., Goldman, Henry, Noonan and Del Veechio, JJ.

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